The Secretary of State may make regulations—
(a)authorising deductions to be made from the wages due to a seaman under a crew agreement [F1or such other type of agreement as may be specified in the regulations] (in addition to any authorised by any provision of this Part or of any other enactment for the time being in force) in cases where a breach of his obligations under the agreement is alleged against him and such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the regulations are complied with, or in such other cases as may be specified in the regulations;
(b)regulating the manner in which any amounts deducted under the regulations are to be dealt with;
(c)prescribing the manner in which wages due to a seaman under [F2the agreement] are to be or may be paid;
(d)regulating the manner in which such wages are to be dealt with and accounted for in circumstances where a seaman leaves his ship in the United Kingdom otherwise than on being discharged therefrom;
(e)prescribing the form and manner in which any account required to be delivered by section 31 is to be prepared and the particulars to be contained therein (which may include estimated amounts).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 32(a) inserted (7.8.2014) by The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Consequential and Minor Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1614), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)
F2Words in s. 32(c) substituted (7.8.2014) by The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Consequential and Minor Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1614), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)